Vicki’s work is informed by her love of all things botanical. Plants used as metaphors have featured throughout her work as they represent life, death and a sense of place and belonging. As part of her practice she is interested in looking at historical motifs used in jewelry, and botanical motifs have a long history within jewelry’s imagery so are a rich source for reinterpretation and investigation.

Vicki often uses plastic in her work for its inherent playful colourfulness, lucidity and formal versatility. Plastic for her is a valid material belonging to this age and perhaps a replacement for the precious gems of more traditional eras. She chooses to combine precious and non-precious materials to test the limit of novel aesthetic concepts.